here is the bill as read.

description of work carried out
check veh for high fuel consumption and possible misfire
check exhaust for blow
steering wheel out of alignment
removed exhaust manifold and tested,gaskets found to be blowing,replaced gaskets.
replaced spark plugs
replaced throttle pos switch
adjusted 7 shims for valve clearances
traced burnt wiring for feed to coils and replaced wiring to and from fuse box.
cleared all fault codes
carried out road test vehicle still suffered from a slight hesitation intermittantly
checked fault codes"oxygen sensor fault".checked for air leaks,replaced oxygen sensor on bank 2.road test,all ok.

parts used
2x rocker £11.61
rocker gasket £31.41
6x gasket £31.51
2x gasket £17.60
4xbolt £8.41
switch £53.00
4x nut £6.44
6x e36 sp(?) £66.55
24x nut £7.61
moulding £88.60
lamda sensor £61.08
petrol treatment £14.09
specialist injector cleaner £15.22
consumables £6.67
6x spark plugs £66.55
LABOUR £1057.50

total inc vat £1543.85





wow!

the engine was not tappety at all so why adjust the tappets?
the exhaust manifold was not blowing when left me-how did he remove it and THEN tested it?
i have a pic of the wiring-its about 6"of green thick wire which is not burned,just the insulation has shrunk a little.
could the petrol treatment or the "specialist"injector cleaner have damaged the lamda sensor???

it clearly states they are looking for a possible misfire and reading between the lines they have just tried allsorts to cure it without joy and just kept wacking the hours on the total bill
20 hours labour to do that lot


anyone in ipswich,i wouldnt reccomend going to these fuckers-unless youre very rich..........or fuckin stupid!